Remove WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS virus (Removal Guide)

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What is WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS?

WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS is considered as malicious program (malware).

WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS detected as TROJ.WINDOWSUPDATE.
WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS actively resists detection and employs a number of techniques to ensure that you cannot remove WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS from infected computers.

Technical Information:

Full path on a computer= %TEMP%\WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS

How WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS got on your computer?

Phishing is the most common way for malware to infect computers.
It could be a fake email message that appears to be originated from Microsoft Customer Service, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, or even your bank or insurance company.
Fake emails that appear to come from the police, the FBI and other government entities were also reported.

WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS could also infect your computer by exploiting a security vulnerability of your Web browser or one of its plugins.
If this is the case, WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS would be injected into a Web page, and could get to your PC when you visited a malicious or hacked Web site.

WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS can be distributed with legitimate software that is repackaged by the scammers.
It could be downloaded from warez Web sites or download archives.

How do you know you have WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS on my computer?

WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS works in background. It does not appear as a window, does not have a shortcut.
WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS hides its existence from your eyes.

You have 2 ways to remove WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS virus automatically:

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STEP 3: Remove WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS virus (3 minutes)

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How to remove WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

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STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to WINDOWSUPDATE.VBS in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.